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    What are some theories as to what caused the unexpected death of Pope John Paul I?

    Question #50592. Asked by Buck540. (Aug 27 04 9:11 AM)


    Buck540

    Some say he was murdered -

    http://atheism.about.com/b/a/078435.htm

    Aug 28 04, 11:16 AM
    Siskin

    Poisoned by Digitalis is another possibility.

    In death, the Pope's features were twisted and contorted in agony. The Signoracci brothers, the embalmers, attempted to remodel the face so his death agony would be changed to show a calm expression. Many people, however, had already seen the distorted features before these embalmers did their work.

    The sisters who served as maids and domestics, cleaned and polished the Pope's chambers soon after his death. Any evidence, such as fingerprints, was destroyed. Again, vomiting was one of the early symptoms of a digitalis overdose. The secretaries packed up the Pope's clothes, letters, notes and personal mementos. By 6 pm the evening of September 29th, the Pope's 19 rooms of the Papal Apartments had been thoroughly stripped. And the embalmed body would make an autopsy useless. By 11 pm that same evening, practically all traces of his reign had been removed. The memory of his presence in the Vatican had been wiped clean. The alleged assassination was complete. So the murder theory goes.

    Many causes for suspicion aroused:

    The Pope was in good health, according to his brother Edoardo. He reported that His Holiness was given a clean bill of health after a medical examination three weeks before his death.

    http://www.prose-n-poetry.com/display_work/10583/

    Aug 28 04, 1:46 PM


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